In the past, musician and former celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D has planted 10,000 black tulips in the field just outside her mansion in Vevay, Indiana. This year she planted 15,000 of them.
Hoosiers wanting to visit and see the black tulips this year will need to get to Vevay sometime in the next week.
“Monday is looking like a perfect day,” Von D said in a video on social media. “It’s going to be sunny. So since tulips typically only bloom for about two weeks, I think the best days to come and see the field are going to be April 6th through the 12th.”
Von D, who moved to the small town in southeastern Indiana in 2021, said all are welcome to come and enjoy the tulips, even professional photographers, but she asked that her and her family’s privacy be respected.
“I take my family’s safety and privacy very seriously,” Von D said. “We have active stalkers and stuff so even if you have the best of intentions and I’m sure you’re nice people …please don’t come up to our house.”
Enjoy the tulips, but don’t take them home
In her video, Von D asked that visitors refrain from picking the tulips.
“Please don’t try to take a souvenir home. We want everyone to be able to enjoy the field,” Von D said.
She added that they have been doing their best to keep deer from taking off with the tulips, so they would like it if visitors left the tulips undisturbed for everyone in their community to enjoy.
How far is Vevay from Indianapolis?
Vevay is about 100 miles southeast from Indianapolis, making it approximately a two hour drive to get there from the city.
The tulips are located in a field across from the historic Schenk Mansion.
Katie Wiseman covers trending news for IndyStar and Midwest Connect. Contact her at klwiseman@indystar.com. Follow her on Bluesky, Twitter and Instagram.
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